Young, Lester ‎ ‎– Pres/The Complete Savoy Recordings

RARE/2HAND VINYL ON SAVOY RECORDS 1976

SJL 2202 made in US.

2xLP, gatefold cover.

Vinyl NM. Cover VG+.

When this double-album set was first released, the "two-fer" fad in jazz and blues reissues was not exactly new, but a consensus on what to do with alternate takes had not been reached, if it ever has. Compact discs made the entire situation easier to deal with, as machines could be programmed to play the selections in any order, and the perception of monotony that lingers just under the surface of any alternate-takes collection could be avoided with the click of a button. Back in the vinyl days, the way this set was programmed would have been bad news for anyone who had problems listening to four takes of "Exercise in Swing" in a row -- although obviously, the thing for such a person to do would be avoid buying this collection entirely. All the versions of a given tune are presented right in a row, with an average of three different titles per side.

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Tracklist

A1 Circus In Rhythm 2:55
A2 Circus In Rhythm 3:11
A3 Circus In Rhythm 3:03
A4 Poor Little Plaything 2:55
A5 Poor Little Plaything 2:57
A6 Tush 3:00
A7 Tush 2:50
A8 These Foolish Things 2:58
B1 Exercise In Swing 3:00
B2 Exercise In Swing 2:47
B3 Exercise In Swing 3:08
B4 Exercise In Swing 2:59
B5 Salute To Fats 3:21
B6 Salute To Fats 4:15
B7 Salute To Fats 3:56
B8 Basie English 3:01
B9 Basie English 2:59
C1 Blue Lester 3:20
C2 Ghost Of A Chance 3:26
C3 Ghost Of A Chance 3:20
C4 Indiana 2:52
C5 Indiana 2:54
C6 Jump Lester Jump 3:15
C7 Crazy Over J-Z 2:44
C8 Crazy Over J-Z 2:47
D1 Crazy Over J-Z 2:41
D2 Ding Dong 2:24
D3 Ding Dong 2:25
D4 Ding Dong 2:25
D5 Blues 'N' Bells 2:32
D6 Blues 'N' Bells 2:21
D7 Blues 'N' Bells 2:22
D8 June Bug 2:36